Veterans from the Fredericktown VFW post presented a Veteran’s Day Memorial Ceremony beginning at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month for all the veteran’s from Madison County, Missouri. Master of Ceremonies was U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Bill Hart (ret). First Sergeant Don Firebaugh (ret) read the list of names of those soldiers and sailors from Madison County. Chaplain Earl Bollinger offered a prayer during the ceremony. The program ended with TAPS being played.

The mascot of the St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Team, Fredbird, dropped by Fredericktown Intermediate School (FIS) on November 12, 2009.

Department of Health & Senior Services H1N1 Hot-Line:  The number, 1-877-FLU-4141

Please Remember To Place Food Donations Out This Saturday For the Scouts To Pick Up

The Happy Feet Walk-A-Thon had nice weather compared to last year’s walk. Several local organizations joined in support of the playground project which will provide a place for children with disabilities to play.

Several Cherokee Pass businesses and individuals have been meeting since October to discuss the economic climate of the area.  About 15 people gathered Thursday, November 12. (Not all businesses were at this meeting).

Scoutmaster Ken Tomlinson

Clayton and Caleb distribute bags for food donations to residents on Albert St. Saturday. Boy Scout Troop 27 and Cub Scout Pack 27 remind everyone, the bags of food will be collected this coming Saturday, November 21. Please have the donations ready for pick up by 8 a.m. If you would like to make a food donation, the scouts will be at Teen Town where you can drop off your donations Saturday morning. All donations go to the Madison County Food Pantry to help local people in need.

K-First grade P.E.:  Lawson Graves, son of Lawrence and Terra Graves.

Some confusion is happening regarding the tax bills being sent out for the City of Fredericktown.

November 10 was the 2009 Missouri  Adoption Heart Gallery Celebration and National Adoption Month Proclamation in Jefferson City. 

The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to an accident on November 8, 2009 along US 67, 1.2 miles south of Cherokee Pass. According to the report Roger B Hampton, 64, of Piedmont suffered minor injuries when his 1999 Ford Explorer and towed unit ran off the road and overturned. Hampton was traveling southbound on 67.

Would you like to decorate a lamp post for the Christmas season?

Captain George E. Ridens, commanding officer of Troop E, Poplar Bluff, announces the following driver examination stations will have a change in hours of operation effective on November 2, 2009: